Absolute Monarchy Dbq

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European Monarchs used absolute monarchy to gain full control over their people. The divine right theory instilled the idea that those who were not under a monarchical government were disobeying God’s command. The idea, as a result, inculcated fear amongst the people. The effects differed depending on how the monarch used their power.
The excerpt in Document 1 suggests that the said prince pushed fear only to establish law and order to protect the innocent. The prince wanted to scare the “wicked men” who could do harm to the innocent. The importance of law that of an absolute monarchy is described in the excerpt from Leviathan. As described, in the text, the only way to achieve peace is to make men give up their wants because in the end, greed will consume them.
Monarchs like King James on the other hand, abused his power. King James stated to Parliament and the world, that monarchs are equal to God himself and what they say goes. Bishop Bossuet describes this as “profane” and “arrogant” because King James was disgracing the divine right theory. A monarch’s divine right was said to have come from God himself. Sitting on God’s throne and decreeing laws contrary to Him was ludicrous to the Bishop. …show more content…

He believed that if he served his people, they would serve him back. With this idea, he was able to have his subjects construct the massive Palace at Versailles. In Spain, a monarch, King Philip, valued his people stating that the Spaniards were the most dominant people at the time. He also evaded wars and sought out peace, avoided enterprises and thought of more practical solutions, and valued his subjects more than his predecessor. People to treated him with deference and respect as result and was even given the title the “Catholic

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